Yum Yum Dim Sum!

I have been craving some good dim sum since I got here to New York!  So the Dumpling Man was on my list of restaurants to try!  It's located in the East Village on St. Marks Place.  And it was so good!  There are a variety of these little pot stickers to choose from, ranging from the traditional pork to the sweet dumplings like banana!  An order of six good-sized dumplings costs about $5! That is a savory steal in New York City.  Better yet, you can come between 3pm and 5 pm and it's only about $3.50 for an order of six and a can of soda! Along side these delicacies you can try one of their refreshing and authentic Chinese shaved ice with topped with mango, sweetened condensed milk and malt syrup. Didn't try the shaved ice this time, but it definitely looked delicious!  We had the chicken dumpling and banana for "dessert".  These dumplings were perfectly seasoned and seared, all we had to do was dip them into the "dumpling" sauce, which tasted like a combination of soy sauce, sugar, ginger, and vinegar.  If you are a little more adventurous try one of their specialty sauces, such as a green curry sauce, or a cilantro, cucumber, and coconut milk sauce called the "cool monster".  While eating in the little restaurant, the skilled dumpling chefs create their mini masterpieces right in front of you! Who wouldn't like freshly made dumplings?  If you haven't tried any dumplings, dim sum, or gyoza (whatever you call them), definitely treat your taste buds to some! And the Dumpling Man does them well!  My picky  two-year-old even ate them!  It's a shame it isn't closer to where we live.  But don't worry, I will still be going there as often as possible.  Unfortunately, no pics of our adventure there...didn't have the camera with me!